Best PlacesRmma, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rmma, Austin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rmma, Austin ranks 119th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rmma, Austin
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Rmma, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rmma, Austin ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Rmma, Austin ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rmma, Austin
A household needs to earn about $213,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rmma, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $118,927, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Rmma, Austin's effective rate of 1.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rmma, Austin
Rmma, Austin runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rmma, Austin.
Who works in Rmma, Austin, and how
Work in Rmma, Austin centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Rmma, Austin
Rmma, Austin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Rmma, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rmma, Austin, month by month
Rmma, Austin sees roughly 159 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Rmma, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rmma, Austin
Schools across Rmma, Austin average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ridgetop ElB · 48% proficient
- Maplewood ElB− · 43% proficient
- Blanton ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kealing MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Sadler Means YwlaF · 11% proficient
- Webb MiddleF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastside Early College H SD+ · 25% proficient
- Northeast Early College H SD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rmma, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rmma, Austin measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Rmma, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rmma, Austin
Is Rmma, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rmma, Austin ranks 119th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rmma, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $747,700. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $118,927 median income, cost of living beats 93% of neighborhoods.
Is Rmma, Austin safe?
Yes, Rmma, Austin is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare Rmma, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rmma, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rmma, Austin represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Rmma, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rmma, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rmma, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rmma, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rmma, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rmma, Austin detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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